Got my tank and stand!
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funkngroovy
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Uncured means that it is new from the ocean. Lots of sponges and other critters will die causing amonia/nitrate spike.
Cured rock means that it has been sitting in the LFS for a long time.
Get the uncured stuff for your cycle.
I personally wouldn't bother with live sand. You can get some dry argonite sand as a substrate for much cheaper. I don't think the 'live' bacteria will survive through the cycle anyway.
Cured rock means that it has been sitting in the LFS for a long time.
Get the uncured stuff for your cycle.
I personally wouldn't bother with live sand. You can get some dry argonite sand as a substrate for much cheaper. I don't think the 'live' bacteria will survive through the cycle anyway.
I need to tell a funny story..My Husband works in China. I went over last October to visit him and see the sights. Some of his Chinese co workers took us out for a traditional Hunan Dinner. When we went in, there was this BIG Aquarium. Little did I know...you picked your Entree from there.
They even brought the Fish over in a baggy before cooking it to make sure it was the right one! The Chinese politley asked if I wanted to pick out a Fish or a Turtle..uhhhh NO! I can't eat anything I can put a "face" to.
They even brought the Fish over in a baggy before cooking it to make sure it was the right one! The Chinese politley asked if I wanted to pick out a Fish or a Turtle..uhhhh NO! I can't eat anything I can put a "face" to.
I'm glad my tank is inspiring! lol. Not quite done yet. I'm slowing down a bit with stocking, want it to stabilize a bit more. The branching hammer that had the edge of it's skeleton chipped on one head from being bagged incorrectly is deteriorating--just that one head so far. Unfortunately, it's in the process of splitting about 3/4ths the way...I'm hoping the adjoinging head isn't affected. I've increased indirect flow and am hoping for the best. It has little baby polyps at it's base and such, so I really would hate to lose this one. It'll be the first casualty if I do! 
I've counted like at least 4 other heads growing out of my blastomussa wellsi! I was told they grow very slowly but this thing is sprouting babies like a bean stalk! Yay!
I've counted like at least 4 other heads growing out of my blastomussa wellsi! I was told they grow very slowly but this thing is sprouting babies like a bean stalk! Yay!
funkngroovy
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Great! It's awsome to see corals growing in your tank. My best is my Duncan. Bought it with 7 polyps, now I have 14!. They are really small but it's great to see.
I have lots of trouble keeping up my Ca. The LPS corals seem to use up tons of the stuff when they are growing. As I am using a an additive, it is hard to 'guess' how much to use and how often. I am always chasing my tail trying to add more to get it up to an acceptable level.
I have lots of trouble keeping up my Ca. The LPS corals seem to use up tons of the stuff when they are growing. As I am using a an additive, it is hard to 'guess' how much to use and how often. I am always chasing my tail trying to add more to get it up to an acceptable level.
TimSchmidt
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I don't have much to offer other than what you have taken all the precautions I would have, maybe a direct feeding enriched with selcon and or vitachem? (fatty acids and vitamins)
Great looking setup!
Great looking setup!
The one head finally gave up last night, I siphoned out what I could. There are still some parts left that'll probably be taken up by the flow it's near. I just didn't want anything rotting or worse yet infectious floating around the tank. The coral itself doesn't seem to want to take in food at the moment, so I'm just watching water quality and keeping an eagle eye on the rest of the coral.
Did I mention I spent hours cutting and fitting foam around the back rim to block the rear chambers, lol. My pearly seems to have accidentally found out there is neat rock rubble and LED lighting back there, lol. The weird..."mod" seems to have worked for now, lol.
Did I mention I spent hours cutting and fitting foam around the back rim to block the rear chambers, lol. My pearly seems to have accidentally found out there is neat rock rubble and LED lighting back there, lol. The weird..."mod" seems to have worked for now, lol.
TimSchmidt
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Nice. Oddly enough my jaw fish liked to jump in the back of my 12 gallon DX too. I took a piece of tubing and cut it length wise to block the sections. Not pretty, but works.That's a good idea! Cause I am sick of fixing the foam every time I open the lid. I was concerned that blocking the space to the back chambers might affect airflow, in turn tank parameters. You just slice the tubing lengthwise to stick onto the back...any diameter suggestions?TimSchmidt said:
Here are some new pics...with a question! The branching hammer that had a head go "bye bye" (two heads hanging in there, not off to the chopping block yet!) has a little bud at the base growing... I've read you have to remove it as it may perish in the shadow of the parent colony. Soooooo...I read "eventually, in due time, in the future." Like...when do I tweezer/hack this thing off? Or rather, what size is it safe to do that? It's about, and I"m guessing here, a quarter of an inch long and perhaps a couple millimeters in diameter. Or is even removing completely necessary in anybody's personal experience?
Mr. Yellow Glown Goby, about 3/4ths of an inch long. Wish I could get another but I heard they usually can fight with their own.
funkngroovy
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That small 'head' looks like it might be a tube worm. just double check on that.
That's what I thought too! BUT, I definitely see a polyp on the end. That light color brown you see in the pic is the soft polyp that expands and deflates. During feeding most the tube worms on my rock spit out that sticky cob web stuff too, this one just retracts. There might be a chance it is; however, I'm 95% sure it's a little baby hammer. Soooo....what do I do? lol. I'm used to my LPS budding from their heads or splitting, this is a new one for me.
TimSchmidt
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Pull out a small screw driver and then chip off the head if you want to move it to a grow out area. The area it's on look like the part of the coral that is no longer soft and fleshy anyways.
TimSchmidt
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I would get all of the little ones stalk. You don't need ALL the big stalk but a decent chunk to either putty or wedge elsewhere.
funkngroovy
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You can put the LR in now.
TimSchmidt
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Always such beautiful shots. :shock:
I added some caulerpa prolifera to the main display, a pavona frag, chalice, and one itsy bitsy neon green/yellow caulastrea frag! All is doing great, attributed to the great information I got from you all, diligent monitoring and water changes, and frequent (but careful) feedings!
